Libre Arts looks at
the GIMP as the 3.0 release approaches.

Releases like this are too rare to disregard and thus all the more
to treasure. In one swift motion the team is doing away with
floating selections and bringing strokes/outlines for text. But
this has been a bumpy road

Source: LWN.net – Review: GIMP 2.99.14 (Libre Arts)